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Brooke County Commission approves invoices, hires part‑time bookkeeper and proclaims Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Summary
At its Oct. 15 adjourned session, the Brooke County Commission approved Oct. 8 minutes, adopted a Breast Cancer Awareness proclamation, authorized payment of multiple invoices including a $61,404 FEMA‑Pioneer Trail payment and a $6,137.01 WV Spay Neuter reimbursement, and approved hiring a part‑time bookkeeping clerk starting Nov. 1.
The Brooke County Commission voted Oct. 15 to approve a set of minutes and financial disbursements, adopt a proclamation recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and authorize hiring a part‑time bookkeeping clerk.
Commissioner Thomas R. Diserio moved to approve the minutes from Oct. 8, 2024; Commissioner Stacey Wise seconded, and the motion passed unanimously, the minutes show. The session, recorded as an adjourned meeting, convened at 10:30 a.m. at the county courthouse.
Commissioner Thomas R. Diserio moved, with Commissioner Stacey Wise seconding, to adopt a proclamation designating October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The commission recorded the proclamation vote as unanimous.
At the same time the commission approved a reimbursement to WV Spay Neuter for $6,137.01, a motion recorded as passed unanimously. The minutes also show approval of invoices and vouchers with multiple checks ordered across funds, including a General County Fund disbursement of $367,643.86 and a FEMA‑Pioneer Trail payment of $61,404.00; other approved items included E‑911, Home Confinement, Ambulance Service, Excess Levy, Shelter Levy, County Fire Protection and Valuation checks as itemized in the record.
On personnel, Commissioner Stacey Wise moved, and Commissioner Thomas R. Diserio seconded, to approve County Clerk Kimberly M. Barbetta’s request to hire Mary Lynn Michaux as a part‑time bookkeeping clerk, with a start date of Nov. 1, 2024 and a starting rate of $19.00 per hour, pending a drug and background check. Commissioner Andrew J. Thomas recused himself from that vote and left the room; the motion was recorded as unanimously passed among those voting.
With no further business, Commissioner Stacey Wise moved to adjourn; the motion passed unanimously. The minutes were signed by Andrew J. Thomas, President, and attested by Kimberly M. Barbetta, County Clerk.
Details in the published minutes include check ranges and specific fund amounts for the approved disbursements; the record lists CKS numbers and totals for each fund.
